10 March 2017 – Response to Judge Dennis Davis’ attack on SARS’ integrity
Pretoria, Friday 10 March 2017. 1. The South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) has noted with grave disbelief at the unprovoked and unwarranted attacks on SARS by Judge Dennis Davis (“Judge Davis”) when addressing the conference on tax evasion and illicit financial flows organised by the Alternative Information Development Centre, a NGO, in Cape Town, over this […]
16 March 2017 – SARS busts 6.5kg of cocaine worth R1.8-million
Pretoria, Thursday 16 March 2017 – SARS Customs official intercepted 6.5kg of cocaine worth R1.8-million inside tubes of cream at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. The goods were from Sao Paolo, Brazil and were destined for Harare, Zimbabwe when a physical examination was done. A drug test on the contents of the tube tested positive for […]
20 March 2017 – SARS welcomes investigation into SARS systems
Pretoria, 20 March 2017 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) can confirm that the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mcebisi Jonas, has informed SARS that permission has been granted to the Office of the Tax Ombud to investigate SARS’ systems. SARS would like to place on record its full support of the investigation by the Tax […]
20 March 2017 – SARS busts male sexual boosters worth R20-million
Pretoria, Monday 20 March 2017 – SARS Customs officials intercepted 1809kg of male sexual enhancement tablets worth R20.6-million at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. The shipment at the transit sheds contained 80 000 tablets and 126 000 oral jellies wrapped in brown sacks from Bombay India to Swaziland. These tablets are restricted and controlled substances and […]
22 March 2017 – SARS busts – 9.16 kg cocaine worth R2.6-million at OR Tambo
Pretoria, Wednesday 22 March 2017 – SARS Customs officials and the detector dog unit intercepted 9.16kg of cocaine worth R2.6-million during a search at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. The goods belonged to a woman in transit travelling from Sao Paulo to Maputo, Mozambique, who claimed to have no check-in baggage. Upon investigation by the Customs […]
29 March 2017 – SARS Customs intercepts R13.8 million Ferrari F1
Pretoria, Wednesday 29 March 2017 – SARS Customs officials intercepted a Ferrari F1, worth an estimated R13.8 million, which was being smuggled back into the country after it had been stored at a bonded warehouse in South Africa since 2014. When it was first brought into the country, the owner failed to follow correct import procedures […]
31 March 2017 – SARS Customs discovers 11kg of cocaine hidden in electrical parts
Pretoria, Friday 31 March 2016 – SARS Customs officials discovered 11kg of cocaine worth R3.1-million hidden inside electrical components at the OR Tambo International Airport mail centre this week. The incident happened on Wednesday, 29 March during a routine inspection at the mail centre. Officials searched a parcel destined for Norway from Gauteng. After passing it […]
03 April 2017 – SARS announces the preliminary outcome of revenue collection
Pretoria, 03 April 2017 – In its humbling role of serving the nation, SARS has remained steadfast, once again, delivering on its core mandate; that of collecting all revenue due to the fiscus. For the second year in a row, SARS broke the Trillion Rand mark collecting, in gross terms, R1.367 trillion. The preliminary outcome for […]
18 April 2017 – SARS busts 2380 sneakers worth R2.8-million
Pretoria, Tuesday, 18 April 2017- SARS Customs made a significant seizure of suspected counterfeit sneakers to the value of R2.8 million at OR Tambo International Airport over the Easter weekend. During a routine inspection of a cargo shed at the airport, SARS Customs officials intercepted a suspicious consignment weighing 956kg. Upon a detailed inspection over […]
25 April 2017 – SARS Customs bust counterfeit goods & drugs worth over R8.3-million
Pretoria, Tuesday 25 April 2017 – SARS Customs made a significant seizure of counterfeit goods and drugs with a combined weight of 1 998kg at OR Tambo International Airport over the weekend. With an estimated value of more than R8.3 million, the goods were uncovered during raids of various cargo sheds at the airport. Customs officials […]
